WEEK 32 (August 7 – 11): Forthcoming economic news-releases

US indicators ended the week on a positive note, as employment data matched or beat expectations. This was good news for the US dollar, which is broadly higher in Friday trade. The markets were pleasantly surprised as Non-farm Payrolls easily beat expectations. The labor market remains very strong, but record low levels of unemployment have failed to translate into stronger wage growth, which remained stuck at 0.3% in July.
Below is the list of the events that will affect the markets on the coming week:

(All times are GMT)

On Monday, at 3:00am Reserve Bank of New Zealand will announce Inflation Expectations.